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MANILA, Philippines — It’s official: the House of Representatives has a new leader. Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III of Isabela’s 6th District on Wednesday, September 17, was elected Speaker of the 20th Congress with an overwhelming 253 votes — a show of force that reflected both his allies’ strength andContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has been elected Senate president, unseating Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero after barely a year at the helm. The coup, confirmed by a reliable source in the Senate, was fueled by political baggage that Escudero could not shake off: the impeachmentContinue Reading
It wasn’t so much a burial as it was a cryogenic freeze when the Senate voted to archive the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. The decision — 19 in favor, 4 against, and 1 abstention — came on the heels of the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring the complaintContinue Reading
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao del Norte — For the first time since the 1950s, the municipality of Datu Odin Sinsuat — originally named Dinaig — has new leaders from noble Maguindanaon clans that had long been excluded from local governance. Datu Odin Sinsuat now has a new mayor, Abdulmain Abas, andContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Only eight of the 40 mayoral candidates fielded by Serbisyong Inklusibo, Alyansang Progresibo, or SIAP, the pioneer regional political party in the Bangsamoro region, were defeated in the May 12 elections in Lanao del Sur. Established in 1954, Lanao del Sur — which has 39 townsContinue Reading
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte — Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chair and United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) head Ahod Balawag Ebrahim, along with Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua, expressed gratitude Tuesday night, May 13, to supporters of Datu Ali Midtimbang, who was proclaimed governor-elect of Maguindanao del SurContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — Gov. Ann Hofer secured a second term as Zamboanga Sibugay governor, with most of her allies dominating the 2025 midterm elections. The Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed Hofer and her allies on May 13. As of May 14, with 99.04% of election returns canvassed, Hofer receivedContinue Reading
